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Valdez, AK Report: 4/20 = The Best Day of the Heli-Season Via 5 World Class Runs

Report from April 20, 2023 On April 20, 2023, I paired up with lead guide Jess Baker and headed into Pulseline Adventure‘s coveted Forest Service terrain. The Pencil Glacier. This zone epitomizes Alaska heli-skiing. We rattled off seven runs in this zone, and everyone one of them was special. Five of these runs were world-class. We skied one of them twice […]

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Miles Clark | June 13, 2023
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Valdez, AK, Report: Racing Sluff Down an Alaskan Chute Off The Deserted Glacier

Report from April 16, 2023 On Sunday, we were supposed to receive new clients, but our clients from last week were still hungry… The all extended their trip a week. Sunday was cloudy then sunny, we got out there around mid-day. I picked out an aggressive-looking run off the Deserted Glacier from the heli I’d never skied before. After some […]

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Miles Clark | April 18, 2023
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Valdez, AK Report: Skiing Above Lake Tahoe, I Mean, Valdez Harbor With 3 World Cup Ski Racers

Report from April 2, 2023 On April 2nd, we skied directly above Lake Tahoe, I mean, Valdez Harbor with World Cup ski racers Travis Ganong, Steve Nyman, Marie Gagnon with Pulseline Adventure. We also got to ski with our good buddies Jeff and Gabe 🙂 It was a an all-time crew. The views were horribly good. The snow was a […]

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Miles Clark | April 6, 2023
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Valdez, AK Report: Steep Skiing & Spread Eagles During a Secret Event

Report from March 28, 2023 Last week, we were lucky enough to witness a very special on snow event. We were guiding a VIP crew who was there to watch the event. Fortunately, between segments of the event, we got the VIPs out for a couple of runs. The first run was steep and featured. The 2nd was mellow and […]

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Miles Clark | April 4, 2023
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Valdez, AK, Report: Big Lines in the Shade + Happy Powder in the Sun Off the Pencil Glacier

Report from March 26, 2023 I arrived in Alaska on March 21st for my 16th ski trip here and my 2nd season of heli-ski guiding. I went through 4 days of guide training with Pulseline Adventure:   Crevasse Rescue Avalanche Rescue Medical Fuel Truck Dispatch Aircraft Safety After guide training, my clients arrived on Saturday and we were ready to roll […]

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Miles Clark | March 30, 2023
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What’s In The Pack? | Alaska Heli-Ski Guide Backpack

Why do heli-ski guides complain about their backpacks? What’s in a helicopter ski guide’s backpack? What’s in their pockets? A lot… My heliski guiding backpack weighs 30+ pounds. I’m carrying about 60 pounds of gear overall when I drop in. Check out this video to see exactly what I carry on a day out heliski guiding in Alaska. I guide […]

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Miles Clark | April 30, 2022
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Valdez, AK Report: 6 Big Runs in Steep Terrain & Excellent Snow

Report from April 3, 2022 I’ve been heli-ski guiding in Alaska with Pulseline Adventure for the 1st time for the past 5-weeks. (Come ski with us!  We have openings right now for April 17-23) It’s been unreal. I’ve skied some of the best lines of my life in the past month… Run #5 We guided Travis Rice’s Natural Selection Tour […]

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Miles Clark | April 5, 2022
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Valdez, AK Report: My 1st Ever Day as an Alaskan Heli-Ski Guide with Pulseline Adventures

Report from March 8, 2022 On Tuesday, I heli-ski guided in Alaska for the first time. I was a tail-guide for the legendary Dan Van at Pulseline Adventures and I learned a ton. I’ve been a mountain guide since 2006 and have always wanted to heli-ski guide but was too busy pursuing a freeskiing career to commit all of March […]

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Miles Clark | March 11, 2022
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